Saturday, September 29, 2018

Cresting the Hill: September Wrap-Up

In contrast to last September's pot-holed filled country road, this September has been a relatively smooth ride.

Actually, more or less, it's more like being on a crest of a hill. We're a little winded from climbing up, and we're looking around at all the wondrous sites and readers around us. But once we get that nudge, we'll be sailing down fast again.

So what HAVE we been up to?

Posts This Month

Because of schedule conflicts and the start of school, most of our writers have had a small hiatus from RW from August-September. In lieu of this, we've had a 5-part series on self-publishing, as well as a long overdue "bookish" post. Shall we sneak a peek?

In this third part of five, indie children's author Shawn Robinson talks about two major indie platforms: Amazon and Ingram. The pros and cons of each are very well researched, I highly recommend you check it out!

Book Scout Bulletin #4
Our first book scout bulletin in over nine months features several great works, including reviews of All the Crooked Saints and The List. Check it out by clicking link above!

Hmm. The growth of our social media from this month from last month is probably what one would expect from a plant in November....hardly anything.

Just so y'all are aware, we are still looking for an Instagram and Goodreads coordinator! Interested parties should email the team at therebelliouswriting@gmail.com.

Around the Blogosphere

The Simarill Awards have just concluded and what fun they have been! My personal favorite has been the award for the Most Magnificent Dragon, which you can find HERE.

Lilah @ The Singing Writer is spearheading a new mental health blog collaboration called "From My Mind to Yours", and she is opening the door to any blogger that wishes to join her. For more information, please email catholicgirlstuff@gmail.com.

Nadine Brandes has revealed the cover for her new standalone novel Romanov, and several bloggers have taken part of the blog tour. If you haven't seen this beautiful cover, check out R.M Archer's post HERE.

Our world-building expert Melissa Gravitis has written a new installment of her Questions to Ask series.....about fictional armies! Click HERE to check it out!

Final Thoughts

In our next post, I'll be returning, bearing with me....100 mini-reviews. No, I'm not kidding.
We hinted at this event in our June Wrap-Up, but the voting has picked up a lot of steam since then!